Curtain-pole.



' No. 779,788. PATENTED JAN. 1 1905.

J. KRODER.

CURTAIN POLE:

APPLICATION FILED MAY 18. 1904.

W/TNESSES: INVENTOR .fa/zn .22606262" ATTORNEYS UNITED STATES PatentedJanuary 10, 1905.

PATENT OEEIcE.

JOHN KRODER, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

CURTAIN-POLE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 779,788, dated January10, '1905.

Application filed May 18, 1904. Serial No. 208,538.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, JOHN KRODER, a citizen of the United States, and aresident of the city of New York, borough of Manhattan, in the countyand State of New York, have invented anew and Improved Curtain-Pole. ofwhich the following is afull, clear, and exact description.

The invention relates to curtain-rods, curtain-poles, and similarfixtures; and its object is to provide a new and improved means forremovably-fastening knobs, balls, or like end ornaments in position onthe ends of a tube, pole, or similar fixture.

The invention consists of novel features and parts and combinations ofthe same, as will be more fully described hereinafter and then pointedout in the claims.

A practical embodiment of the invention is represented in theaccompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, in whichsimilar characters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all theviews.

Figure 1 is a longitudinal sectional elevation of the improvement,showing the ornament detached from the fixture. Fig. 2 is a like view ofthe improvement, showing the parts assembled; and Fig. 3 is aperspective view of the spring-and its support.

Each of the balls, knobs, or like ornaments A for the ends of atube,pole, or like fixture B consists, essentially, of a shell A, having aring-shaped bearing 0, forming an entranceopening for the end of thefixture B, and within the said shell A is held a spring D, passing intothe hollow end of the fixture B to press by its own resiliency withsufiicient force against the inner face of the fixture to securely holdthe ornament A in position on the said fixture B.

The spring D is preferably made from a single piece of flat steel bentinto U shape and attached at its middle or bent portion to a pin E,secured to the side of the shell A diametrically opposite the bearing Cand in axial alinement with the said bearing and the fixture B when theornament is in position thereon. The arms of the spring D extendlengthwise of the shell and their terminals pass freely through thebearing 0 to project a short distance beyond the outside of the shell,so that when the ornament A is slipped into position on the fixture Bthen the terminals of the spring readily pass into the fixture Bimmediately previous to the fixture engaging the bearing C. By thisarrangement the spring positively passes to the inside of the fixture topress against the inner face thereof to hold the ornament in position.By having the spring arranged as described it formsa second bearing forthe corresponding end of the fixture, as the latter is supported at thebearing C, and at the same time the spring serves to hold the ornamentin an accurate position on the fixture.

In practice the middle or bent portion of the spring D is formed with anopening for the pin E to extend through, and on the inner end of the pinis arranged an integral or rigid annular flange or shoulder E for thebent portion of the spring to abut against, the outer face of the saidbent portion abutting against the inside of the shell A, so that thebent portion is clamped between the shoulder E and the inner face of theshell, as plainly shown in Figs. 1 and 2. On the outer end of the pin issecured or formed an ornamental head E abutting against a washer Eresting on the outside of the shell. By the arrangement described thehead E and the washer E form an ornamental portion of the shell A toheighten the appearance of the ornament.

The parts are assembled by inserting or slipping the outer or mainportion of the pin E through an opening in the bend of the spring, afterwhich the pin and spring are introduced into the shell A through thebearing 0 and the outer or main portion of the pin projected through acorresponding opening in the shell, as shown. The washer E is thenslipped over the projecting portion of the pin, and finally the head Eis riveted or Y screwed onto the pin against the washer.

By projecting the ends of the spring D through the bearing the spring isunfailingly engaged with the inside of the fixture B, and as the springbears on the inner face immediately after the bearing C has passed ontothe fixture B it is evident that the ornament can slip any desireddistance along on the fixture B, preferably, however, until the terminalof the fixture abuts against the inner face of the shell A directlyopposite the washer E as shown in Fig. 2.

The device is very simple and durable in construction and can be cheaplymanufactured.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent- 1. A curtain-pole comprising a hollow fixture, ahollow end ornament provided with an entrance-opening for the fixture, aspring pressing the inner side of the fixture, and means on the ornamentfor fastening the spring in position on the ornament, said meansconstituting a rigid abutment for the spring.

2. A curtain-pole comprising a fixture, a hollow end ornament providedwith a bearing for the fixture and with a pin arranged axially relativeto the bearing. and a U-shaped spring attached at its middle to the saidpin within the ornament and extending within the hollow end of thefixture to press against the inner side thereof, said pin having thereona rigid abutment for the limbs of the spring.

3. A curtain-pole comprising a fixture, a hollow end ornamentprovidedwith a bearing for the fixture and with a pin arranged axially relativeto the bearing and forming part of the exterior ornamentation of theornament, said pin having a rigid annular shoulder near its inner end,and a U-shaped spring attached at its middle to the said pin within theornament and extending within the hollow end of the fixture to pressagainst the inner side thereof, the portions of the spring near its bendabutting against said shoulder.

4. A curtain-pole ornament comprising a shell provided with aring-shaped bearing for the curtain-pole, a pin mounted in the side ofthe shell directly opposite the said bearing and in axial alinementtherewith, said pin having a rigid annular shoulder near its inner end,and a spring made U shape and attached at its middle to the pin on theinside of the shell and having its arms extending lengthwise and throughthe opening in the said bearing, the portions of the spring near itsbend abutting against said shoulder.

5. A curtain-pole ornament comprising a shell provided with aring-shaped bearingfor the curtain-pole, a pin mounted in the side ofthe shell directly opposite the said bearing and in axial alinementtherewith, and a spring' made U shape and attached at its middle to thepin on the inside of the shell and having its arms extending length wiseand through the opening in the said bearing, the pin having a. rigidannular shoulder near its inner end for the spring to abut against andthe outer portion of the pin forming an ornamental portion of the shell.

6. A curtain-pole ornament comprising a. shell having a bearing, a pinmounted in the side of the shell, directly opposite to and in axialalinement with the said bearing, the pin having a rigid annular shouldernear its inner end, and a U-shaped spring engaging with its. bentportion the said pin, the bent portion being clamped between the saidshoulder and the inner face of the shell.

In testimony whereof I have signed my nameto this specification in thepresence of twosubsscribing witnesses.

JOHN KRODERI. Witnesses:

THEO. G. Hos'rER, EVERARD Bo 'rox M BsHALL.

